College Football Week 2 Scouting Watchlist

Each week we bring you our exclusive list of which players to watch in the biggest and best college football games of the weekend.

Week 2 brings us marquee games like Texas at Michigan, Colorado at Nebraska, and Arkansas at Oklahoma State. Honestly, it’s a bit of a quiet weekend. This might be one in which you get some chores done around the house in the afternoon in between Texas/Michigan and Colorado/Nebraska.

Unless you’re one of those folks watching Iowa State vs. Iowa…

It’s a shorter list this week without some of the headline games, but we’ve still got games to scout!

Here’s the run down.

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#3 Texas vs. #10 Michigan

12:00pm, FOX

Texas Top 100 Prospects:

OT Kelvin Banks Jr. — Preseason rank No. 5 overall; ESPN College Football Top 100 rank No. 9 overall; entering third-year as starting left tackle; 2 sacks allowed (career); penalties went from 2 to 5 in 2023; pressures increased from 3 to 9 on 89 more pass rush snaps; 6’4”, 320 lbs

QB Quinn Ewers — Preseason rank No. 16 overall; ESPN College Football Top 100 rank No. 23 overall; third-year starter at 21 years old; 6’2”, 215 lbs; 22 TD to 6 INT in 2023; deep ball thrower with tools to make every throw; added mobility before ‘23 season and rushed for 5 TDs

DE Trey Moore — Preseason rank No. 39 overall; ESPN College Football Top 100 rank No. 49 overall; UTSA transfer; 14 sacks, 1 INT, 45 tackles (2023); 8 sacks, 2 FF, 56 tackles (2022); scouts tell us he’s been unstoppable in August practices

WR Isaiah Bond — Preseason rank No. 43 overall; ESPN College Football Top 100 rank No. 86 overall; Alabama transfer; 5’11”, 180 lbs; added to replace Xavier Worthy as the team’s deep threat; 48 catches for 668 yards and 4 TD (2023)

S Jahdae Barron — Preseason rank No. 67 overall; 1 INT, 5 passes defensed (2023) with 59 tackles; 5th year senior; 3 career INT; versatility to play slot or high safety; one interception in Week 1

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Texas Draft-Eligible Prospects:

DE Ethan Burke, DT Alfred Collins, WR Silas Bolden, DE Barryn Sorrell, WR Matthew Golden, DT Vernon Broughton, TE Gunnar Helm, OG Hayden Conner, S Andrew Mukuba, LB David Gbenda, CB Gavin Holmes, DT Jermayne Lole, OC Jake Majors, LB Morice Blackwell, DT Bill Norton, LB Kendrick Blackshire

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Michigan Top 100 Prospects:

CB Will Johnson — Preseason rank No. 3 overall; ESPN College Football Top 100 rank No. 4 overall; 6’2”, 202 lbs; true junior, 7 career INTs with 4 in 2023; added 4 passes defensed and 28 total tackles; shutdown cornerback with Patrick Surtain II ability; one INT in Week 1

DT Mason Graham — Preseason rank No. 4 overall; ESPN College Football Top 100 rank No. 2 overall; true junior; 6’3”, 320 lbs; 3-technique pass-rusher with 3 sacks in 2023 and 2.5 in 2022; breakout stats coming in increased role

TE Colston Loveland — Preseason rank No. 11 overall; ESPN College Football Top 100 rank No. 26 overall;

DT Kenneth Grant — Preseason rank No. 37 overall; ESPN College Football Top 100 rank No. 75 overall; Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List No. 3 overall; 6’3”, 339 lbs; 3.5 sacks and 1 INT in 2023; true junior; NFL nose tackle

S Rod Moore — Preseason rank No. 82 overall; ACL injury ended 2024 season

RB Donovan Edwards — Preseason rank No. 83 overall; ESPN College Football Top 100 rank No. 72 overall; rushed for 991 yards and 7 TD in 2022; 2023 season saw a decline in burst and just 497 yards rushing and 5 TD; inconsistent athletic ability but potential is there; 6’1”, 212 lbs; true senior; averaged 2.5 yards per carry Week 1

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Michigan Draft-Eligible Prospects:

S Makari Paige, DE Josiah Stewart, OT Myles Hinton, RB Kalel Mullings, S Quinten Johnson, OG Joshua Priebe